Lion Country Safari, Inc - Grand Prairie in United States


Lion Country Safari, Inc - Grand Prairie
Typezoo
Owner
Founded1971
First elephant arrived1972
Closed down1992
Address S Belt Line Rd
Zip-code 75052
Place Grand Prairie,
StateTexas
Country United States
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Key People
Veterinarians
Elephant department
Head keepers
of elephants
Elephant keepers
Record history
History of updates2021-02-03
Latest document update2021-02-03 21:17:20
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Lion Country Safari, Inc - Grand Prairie, located at S Belt Line Rd, in Grand Prairie, , Texas, United States , was founded in 1971 and the first elephant arrived in 1972. Lion Country Safari, Inc - Grand Prairie closed down in 1992.


Comments / picturesLion Country Safari was founded in 1967 by a Group of South African and British entrepreneurs who wished to provide a safari experience for families who would not normally be able to experience it. The park originally exhibited only lions.

Between 1967 and 1974, Lion Country Safari, Inc. opened 6 animal parks, one near each of the following American cities: West Palm Beach, Florida; Los Angeles, California; Dallas, Texas; Atlanta, Georgia; Cincinnati, Ohio; and Richmond, Virginia.

The first park, in South Florida, is the only Lion Country Safari still in operation. At one time there were parks in Irvine, California (1970-1984); Grand Prairie, Texas (1971-1992); Stockbridge, Georgia; Mason, Ohio (1974-1993) and Doswell, Virginia (1974-1993).

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Koehl, Dan (2024). Lion Country Safari, Inc - Grand Prairie, Elephant Encyclopedia. Available online at https://www.elephant.se/location2.php?location_id=519. (archived at the Wayback machine)


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